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Kaolinite from
Golden Eagle prospect (Golden Eagle & Phonolite tunnel; Bokares placers; North San Francisco River placers), Dorsey Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Eagle prospect (Golden Eagle & Phonolite tunnel; Bokares placers; North San Francisco River placers), Dorsey Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:423927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:423927:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMetcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘClifton Copper Mines (San Jose; Copper Centre; Clifton gp; Standard gp; Standard Consolidated Copper Co.; Standard Mine; Standard Copper), Standard Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘRyerson Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Humboldt tunnel; Liverpool tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027004, MRDS ID #M001698.
 
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